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...mellifluous Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Bern stein; Columbia), this eloquently traditional 28-year-old work has survived the original scorn of avant-gardists who should have been hung by their own dog mas. Proud of theme, opulent of chord, it is performed with missionary brio by Michael Tilson Thomas and the Bos ton Symphony...
...would rank the Philharmonia as a competitor to the Boston Symphony, or as any threat to its existence. While the BSO has had changeable fortunes in recent years, it still maintains its predominant position, Relations between the two orchestras are good; it was the Philharmonia which introduced Michael Tilson Thomas to Boston, and the soloist in next Sunday's Mozart concerto will be the new BSO first clarinet, Harold Wright...
...their places? At the moment, it is hard to tell. Most of the men taking over major orchestras today are young, perhaps too young to command the positions they hold. Pierre Boulez has reached the stage where he is ready to take over the New York Philharmonic, but Michael Tilson Thomas is, alas, too immature for the arduous duties which. William Steinberg's illnesses have forced on him at the BSO. Seiji Ozawa is starting to change from 'the young conductor' to 'the conductor,' but he has yet to prove himself in the difficult circle of the conductors. Colin Davis...
Striding onstage, shoulders hunched forward, elbows flapping at the side, Prince Charles hair sliding forward over one eye, Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas looks like a big bird impersonating an adolescent. Mounting the podium, this shambling creature bows low-to the audience, to the orchestra-then, in some sort of mystical transformation, comes up a man. With a snap, the backbone locks firmly into place. The right hand is suddenly holding the baton high over the head. Slowly, powerfully, the left hand rises like a warning semaphore. Quickly, precisely, the right hand gives the downbeat...
From the School of Public Health-James L. Whittenberger, James Stevens Simmons Professor of Public Health; Alonzo S. Yerby, professor of Health Services Administration; and Hugh H. Tilson, a student at the School of Public Health...